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2017-11-29 13:57:15

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Amazon.com

$1,193.60

-2.23 (-0.19%)

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AWS announces new database capabilities for Amazon Aurora, DynamoDB

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services announced new database capabilities for Amazon Aurora and Amazon DynamoDB, and introduced Amazon Neptune, which it calls "AWS's new fast, reliable, and fully managed graph database service that makes it easy for developers to build and run applications that work with highly connected datasets." Amazon Aurora now includes the ability to scale out database reads and writes across multiple data centers for even higher performance and availability. Amazon DynamoDB is now the first fully managed database service that provides true multi-master, multi-region read and writes, offering high-performance and low-latency for globally distributed applications and users, the company said.

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WEDB

11/29/17NO CHANGETarget $32WEDBUnderperform

Amazon allows deeper TV discounting at Best Buy, says Wedbush

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter notes that online checks suggest that Best Buy (BBY) undercut Amazon (AMZN) on TV pricing throughout the Thanksgiving Holiday period, with deals continuing at Best Buy after Cyber Monday, while Amazon surprised him by raising prices. Additionally, the analyst believes Best Buy's Q4 comps guidance is more realistic, due to "Amazon's mercy." He reiterates an Underperform rating and $32 price target on Best Buy's shares.

As reported earlier, RBC Capital analyst Scot Ciccarelli upgraded Wal-Mart (WMT) to Sector Perform from Underperform and raised his price target to $96 from $92. Ciccarelli says the company's earnings growth will remain suppressed by a multi-year investment cycle, but it will ultimately come out as a "true competitor" to Amazon (AMZN). The analyst says the rating change is specifically driven by recognition of Wal-Mart's progress in upgrading its store environment and labor model as well as the vast improvements made in its e-commerce capabilities which helped generate 13 consecutive quarters of positive comps and 12 quarters of positive traffic.

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CLVD

11/29/17NO CHANGECLVD

Henry Schein, Patterson mentioned cautiously at Cleveland Research

Cleveland Research made cautious comments regarding Amazon's (AMZN) headway into the dental industry, saying that its checks indicate that manufacturers are being more open to offer their full product lines to the e-commerce giant, which could pressure industry incumbents Henry Schein (HSIC) and Patterson (PDCO).

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DADA

11/29/17NO CHANGETarget $1500DADABuy

Amazon.com price target raised to $1,500 from $1,300 at DA Davidson

DA Davidson analyst Tom Forte raised his price target on Amazon (AMZN) shares to $1,500 from $1,300 after increasing his long-term sales forecast to a 9.8% CAGR from 8.6% based on his rising confidence in the company's ability to leverage physical stores to maximize its long-term revenue growth. Amazon's increased physical footprint, including its Whole Foods buy, book stores, and Kohl's (KSS) partnership, is "THE story of its 2017 holiday sales and an indication of things to come," Forte tells investors. The analyst, who thinks Amazon could another 1,000 plus physical locations and acquire an apparel retailer, such as lululemon (LULU), keeps a Buy rating on the e-commerce giant's shares.

Snap Inc. (SNAP) is banning ads of initial coin offerings in its Snapchat app, Cheddar reports, citing a company spokesperson. The decision makes Snapchat the latest social media platform to prohibit advertisements for cryptocurrency ICOs, the report says. In contrast to Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOG), however, Snap's current block of ICOs has been in effect since early February and does not apply to different kinds of cryptocurrency ads, the report says. Reference Link

Airbus (EADSY) is mulling making a freighter version of its slow-selling A330neo widebody, spurred by requests from potential customers Amazon (AMZN) and UPS (UPS), Bloomberg reports, citing people familiar with the matter. The interest from Amazon and UPS could incite a competition between Airbus and rival Boeing (BA) as the worldwide air-cargo market rebounds from a slump, the report notes.

Facebook's chief information security officer, Alex Stamos, will leave the company after internal disagreements over how the social network should deal with its role in spreading disinformation, The New York Times reports, citing current and former employees briefed on the matter. Reference Link

Amazon has considered the possibility of expanding its retail footprint by acquiring some stores from bankrupt Toys 'R' Us, Bloomberg reports, citing people with knowledge of the situation. The e-commerce giant is not interested in maintaining the Toys 'R' Us brand, but has mulled using the soon-to-be-vacant stores for its own purposes, the report says. Reference Link

President Trump is readying to place a package of $60B in annual tariffs against China, following through on a long-time threat that he claims will punish China for IP infringement and create more jobs in the U.S., the Washington Post reports. The tariff package, which the president intends to unveil by the end of the week, was confirmed by four senior administration officials, the report notes. Senior aides has presented Trump with a $30B tariff package that would apply to a variety of products, but the president directed them to approximately double the amount of new trade levies, the report says. The package could be applied to over 100 products, which the president contends were made by using trade secrets that the Chinese stole from U.S. companies or forced them to hand over in exchange for market aces, the report says. Reference Link